"Measuring Ci-poetry with Poetry"and the Changes of Literary Theory in the Song Dynasty
The bense(natural color)theory triggered by Su Shi's creative practice of"measuring ci-poetry with poetry"has not fully clarified the specific connotation of bense.Although the practice of"measuring ci-poetry with poetry"has raised the status of ci-poetry and has demonstrated Song people's potential consciousness of"respecting the status of literary",the contradiction between the consciousness of"respecting the status of literary"and the pursuit of bense also betrays the limit of Song people's"respecting the status of literature".The concept of"measuring ci-poetry with poet-ry"also contributed to the internal poetic view of Song people's ci-poetry,forming two layers of theoretical summary,one being the creative technique of using poetry to write lyrics and the other,the aesthetic view of using poetry as a standard to evaluate words,each with their own different theoretical connotations.The means of"measuring ci-poetry with poetry"not only adheres to the methods and scales,but also creates new writing techniques.It amounts to a concrete confirmation and recognition of the spirit of the unconventional literary writing techniques in Song literature.As a result,the practice of"measuring ci-poetry with poetry"contributed to the transformation of Song literary theory as a whole.
Measuring ci-poetry with poetryBenseRespecting the status of literaryPoetic viewUnconventional literary writing techniques